Azerbaijan · Women's 59 kg, April 2021
Boyanka Kostova
Boyanka Kostova is a weightlifter from Azerbaijan, born in 1993, with one World Championships gold medal. The results below cover 18 competitions from 2009 to 2021. The latest result came in the women's 59 kg class, at the 2021 European Championships.
- World gold
- 1
- Best total
- 252 kg
- Best snatch
- 112 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 140 kg
Boyanka Kostova's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 53 kg from 2009 to 2011, 58 kg in 2012, 53 kg in 2014, 58 kg from 2015 to 2016, 59 kg from 2018 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (58 kg to 59 kg) and again in June 2025. At 58.74 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 61 kg.
Latest result: 2021 European Championships, 3 April 2021, 59 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 kg2018 to 2021 | 101 | 124 | 221 |
| 58 kg2012 to 2016 | 112 | 140 | 252 |
| 53 kg2009 to 2014 | 92 | 112 | 200 |
Boyanka Kostova by the numbers
Boyanka Kostova's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 346.0
- From 252 kg at 57.9 kg bodyweight, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 834
- 252 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 58 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 112 kg of 140 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 18
- Of the other four: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and two with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Boyanka Kostova makes each attempt
Boyanka Kostova made 78% of snatch attempts and 69% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Boyanka Kostova head to head
The lifters Boyanka Kostova has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Boyanka Kostova ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Joanna Łochowska |
6 | 5 | 1 |
 Izabella Yaylyan |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Irina Lepșa |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Rebeka Ibrahima |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Angelica Roos |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Jennifer Lombardo |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Boyanka Kostova's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | - | - | 59 kg | 58.74 | 92 | 95 | 111 | 116 | ||
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 1 | 221 | 59 kg | 58.95 | 93 | 97 | 101 | 116 | 120 | |
| 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 11 Nov 2019 | 1 | 219 | 59 kg | 58.85 | 91 | 95 | 115 | 120 | 124 | |
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | 1 | 215 | 59 kg | 58.85 | 85 | 91 | 95 | 115 | 120 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | - | - | 59 kg | 58.8 | 120 | not taken | ||||
| 2018 International Qatar Cup 19 Dec 2018 | 10 | 175 | 59 kg | 58.9 | 80 | 95 | ||||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 1 | 235 | 58 kg | 57.41 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 120 | 130 | not taken |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 1 | 252 | 58 kg | 57.9 | 109 | 112 | 136 | 140 | ||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 1 | 246 | 58 kg | 57.84 | 100 | 105 | 109 | 125 | 132 | 137 |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 7 | 200 | 53 kg | 52.66 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 105 | 109 | |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 58 kg | 56.93 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 124 | 128 | |
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 1 | 215 | 58 kg | 57.25 | 95 | 98 | 114 | 117 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 8 | 200 | 53 kg | 52.96 | 88 | 92 | 108 | |||
| 2010 Youth Olympic Games 14 Aug 2010 | 1 | 192 | 53 kg | 52.73 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 98 | 107 | |
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | - | - | 53 kg | 52.83 | 80 | 82 | ||||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 2 | 199 | 53 kg | 52.88 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 103 | 107 | 112 |
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | 1 | 186 | 53 kg | 52.38 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 98 | 103 | 105 |
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 5 | 180 | 53 kg | 52.81 | 75 | 78 | 95 | 100 | 102 |
Compare Boyanka Kostova
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Boyanka Kostova met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.